Thanks for this Chris…I would guess that it means that the meep binary package that one installs with the apt package manager on Ubuntu should just work with no fuss, no bother. Then the latest improvements can always be updated via “git clone” on the git repository.
Best regards, John > On Aug 9, 2018, at 6:10 PM, Chris Hogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > This issue has been fixed in the master branch of the Meep git > repository. Meep is now compatible with all guile versions >= 1.8. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1730207 > > Title: > guile-2.0.13 included in package produce meep run-time erros > > Status in meep package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I am running Ubuntu 17.04 on an amd64 pc box. Using sudo apt-get > install the meep package installs and produces a working binary, but > at meep run time an error is produced, and the program stops. The > package apparently always includes the latest guile-2.0 version, the > latest being guile-2.0.13. If meep and dependencies are compiled from > sources, using guile-2.0.11, an error-free meep binary is produced. > According to meep maintainers (see meep-discuss email archive, > "Installation instructions for meep on Ubuntu 16.04" by Ardavan > Oskooi) the problem can be traced to SWIG. Until the problem with > SWIG can be fixed, I suggest replacing guile-2.0.13 with guile-2.0.11 > in the Ubuntu meep package. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/meep/+bug/1730207/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1730207 Title: guile-2.0.13 included in package produce meep run-time erros To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/meep/+bug/1730207/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
